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[Amber]

And it's done *smiles*! yippee *lol

[ct4mom]

Amber your really cranking out the projects. I love this are those nuggets or marbles.  Great job
 

[Kev]

Love this abstract stuff. Great Job Amber! Unfortunately I am not an abstract thinker, so that type of design does not come easy for me.

[Audrey]

You ARE busy. Very cool.

[JoanFrances]

Very cool panel.  Love the mixtures you used. 

[PiscesGlass]

Amber, it's gorgeous..I only wish I had a talent for the abstract...looks like you are finding your niche deary!!

Good for you, this is beautiful!

Thanks for posting it.

De

[Anne]

Ohhhh Amber, this is beautiful.   Love this abstract stuff. Awesome colors!

[Graham]

I like the general look, but I'm not keen on the potential hinges, unless there's a couple of bits of restrip that I can't see. It's a nit!!

[Lou Ann]

That is cool...

abstracts are so far out of my box design wise but I like the look of them

Keep up the good work
Lou Ann

[Amber]

I do have restrip in the panel but I didn't put on any rebar on it..... I'm not adverse to the rebar though, do you think it should have that too? I put the strip going around the circle and also in the solder seams with the red lines.I'll put a pic up, I could draw a circle for the life of me on this tab so it's shown with red dots instead *l.

[Amber]

And thank you to everyone for saying such nice thing *blush*, abstract is just what comes out *lol, to be honest I don't think I could creat half as amazing work as  pieces that are actually bits of life! All of your horses and houses are amazing, but trying to capture the textures and colors with glass and solder seams is too out there for me  .

[Kev]

Using the glass like an artist uses paint, with the different variations of texture, coloration and patterns allows so much interpretation to ones work. It does take a little practice to see glass as other objects, but I look at what it is I'm trying to create or mimic, and then look for a striation or pattern in the glass that resembles it. It might be found in just one little section of the sheet of glass, but I'll use that. Paying close attention to the direction the grain, pattern, or texture the glass is running can also make or break a piece.

Just a few thoughts. You have the talent to create what ever you desire, it's all just practice to get us to a higher level of craftsmanship...I'm still climbing that ladder.

Kev

[Becki]

There's nothing I enjoy more than dumping a box of scrap on the table and watching an abstract emerge! Nice work, Amber!

[Graham]

I do have restrip in the panel but I didn't put on any rebar on it..... I'm not adverse to the rebar though, do you think it should have that too? I put the strip going around the circle and also in the solder seams with the red lines.I'll put a pic up, I could draw a circle for the life of me on this tab so it's shown with red dots instead *l.

You got it right!! both of the potential hinges are supported. Good on ya, as they say in Oz.
 Damn! I can't find my little box of gold stars.

[Amber]

Damn! I can't find my little box of gold stars.

I like purple too *lol, got any of those kickin around *smiles*??

[Tre V]

All of your horses and houses are amazing, but trying to capture the textures and colors with glass and solder seams is too out there for me  .

Now see? I love abstract..to me it is much more expressive, but it takes a brain less restrictive than mine to do it. My mental rigidity is artistically very limiting, so I admire anyone who can see past the obvious.

[Bleedy Pokes]

I do have restrip in the panel but I didn't put on any rebar on it..... I'm not adverse to the rebar though, do you think it should have that too? I put the strip going around the circle and also in the solder seams with the red lines.I'll put a pic up, I could draw a circle for the life of me on this tab so it's shown with red dots instead *l.

Cool panel, Amber! But of course, all of your pieces are cool!

In the past, I was not a fan of abstract art. Not that I didn't like it, I just wasn't drawn to it. But for some odd reason, over the past few years, I've been liking it more and more. It's definitely grabbed a hold of me! But alas, like some others have mentioned, I have a hard time coming up with abstract design ideas that I like! This entire week I've been drawing some curvy abstracts, and by the time I'm done, I've got a tree or a bubble bath! I'll keep working at 'em, drawing's fun!

Regarding the reinforcement: Do you place the restrip "against the grain" of the hinges (in this panel's case, the horizontal line running straight through the middle of the panel in the circle and the horizontal line towards the bottom)? For some reason I was thinking that you added the restrip directly inside the hinge line. Oh gosh, as I type this, I can imagine precisely why my original thought is flawed!

[Amber]

This entire week I've been drawing some curvy abstracts, and by the time I'm done, I've got a tree or a bubble bath! I'll keep working at 'em, drawing's fun!

Regarding the reinforcement: Do you place the restrip "against the grain" of the hinges (in this panel's case, the horizontal line running straight through the middle of the panel in the circle and the horizontal line towards the bottom)? For some reason I was thinking that you added the restrip directly inside the hinge line. Oh gosh, as I type this, I can imagine precisely why my original thought is flawed!

I got a giggle out of the bubble bath comment *lol, gotta say some sketches just stay as pencil on paper **. As for the reinforcement, it does sound like you have the answer, a few posts into the first page I did upload a pic though that shows where I put it in this panel. When you open the file you'll see my, not so pretty *l, job in paint but it's enough to show where I put the restrip.

[Bleedy Pokes]

This entire week I've been drawing some curvy abstracts, and by the time I'm done, I've got a tree or a bubble bath! I'll keep working at 'em, drawing's fun!

Regarding the reinforcement: Do you place the restrip "against the grain" of the hinges (in this panel's case, the horizontal line running straight through the middle of the panel in the circle and the horizontal line towards the bottom)? For some reason I was thinking that you added the restrip directly inside the hinge line. Oh gosh, as I type this, I can imagine precisely why my original thought is flawed!

I got a giggle out of the bubble bath comment *lol, gotta say some sketches just stay as pencil on paper **. As for the reinforcement, it does sound like you have the answer, a few posts into the first page I did upload a pic though that shows where I put it in this panel. When you open the file you'll see my, not so pretty *l, job in paint but it's enough to show where I put the restrip.

Amber, I saw your painted red lines, and that's what made me realize that I was clearly wrong about how I'd place restrip! Fortunately, I've never had to deal with hinges in the past, and I'll be better prepared to deal with them if I run across one of those hinge-y little fellows in the future!

[Graham]

Amber, I saw your painted red lines, and that's what made me realize that I was clearly wrong about how I'd place restrip! Fortunately, I've never had to deal with hinges in the past, and I'll be better prepared to deal with them if I run across one of those hinge-y little fellows in the future!

Red lines are the potential hinges - straight lines going all the way across the panel.

Pink lines are where the hingelines could and should reinforced.

Exactly what Amber did!! Amber went even further - one can't use too much restrip!!